Alcock Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Alcock Name Meaning: From a pet form of various personal names beginning with Al-.The middle English suffix -cok was frequently added to the personal names.

This could have been used as a nickname for someone who resembled the bird. \"young lad who strutted around in a pert and aggressive manner\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Alcock Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alcock family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 484
Agricultural Labourer 130
House Servant 37
Potter 35
Dress Maker 34
Labourer 33
Carter 27
House Keeper 26
Servant 26
General Servant 20
Laundress 19
Brick Maker 17
Wife Of Above 16
Cook 13
Tailor 12
Joiner 12
House Maid 12
Coal Miner 11
Farm Labourer 11
Farmer 11
Shoe Maker 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Grocer 11
Nurse 10
Charwoman 9

Alcock Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Alcock 100% 32,349
2 Allcock 86% 23,520
3 Elcock 83% 5,441
4 Lucock 67% 2,321
5 Locock 67% 1,947
6 Lacock 67% 1,181
7 Leacock 57% 916
8 Alecock 86% 210
9 Lacckee 29% 117
10 Lecock 67% 102

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The surname Alcock is the most popular version of all its varients

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